IBM Honours Bestowed by John & Carol Pye

The International President of The International Brotherhood of Magicians John Pye and his good lady Carol are currently on a whirlwind tour of Irish magic clubs.  In addition to promoting The IBM and enjoying the company of his Irish friends John is also awarding Presidential Citations to certain magicians in appreciation for the support and contribution to the IBM and magic in Ireland.

Last Tuesday night at the SIM Pat Fallon (pictured with John and Carol) was honoured. He is joined by John Bowden, Joe O'Donnell, Paddy Ward and Vincent Finucane.  Congratulation to one an all.

Pat Fallon Lecture :: Next Tuesday 8th Jan

Pat Fallon will present his lecture this coming Tuesday evening at 8pm in Cassidy's Hotel Dublin 1.  The lecture is free to all paid up members of the SIM.  Visiting magicians and non-members should check with the SIM of the admission price.  It promises to be a great night.

Late Late Toy Show Magic

The Late Late Toy Show, aired last Friday was crammed full of magic.  In the opening number Shrek was magically transformed in to host Ryan Tubridy.  This sub-trunk esque piece was devised especially for the show by Pat Fallon.  Pat was helped with the design and build by none other then Séamus Hanratty who custom fabricated the hoop for the illusion.  In talking with Pat he had nothing but praise for the RTÉ star telling us "Ryan had a lot of work to do to make this look right.  And fair play to him, he was an absolute pro, worked really hard and devoted the time & attention needed to pull this off."  You can catch the transformation, right at the top of the show, on the RTÉ Player here for the next 15 days.

While there skip along to the 23 minute mark where you will catch 11 year old Neassa Last from Wexford magicing with Ryan.  She demonstrates, better then some I have seen in magic clubs, the latest Marvin's Magic set aimed specifically at girls.

Thanks to Pat Fallon

Pat Fallon's name is atop of our Leprechaun list.  Through his and other recent donations Pat and our other Leprechauns help keep this site going.  Many thanks to everyone who has contributed.  As I always say, any monies donated support this site and in doing so magic events in Ireland.  Thanks all.

Pat Fallon Lecture :: Cork October 16th

The Southern Brotherhood of Magicians are pleased to announce that legendary Irish magician Pat Fallon will lecture for them at their next meeting.  It will take place on Tuesday October 16th at 8.30pm in the Ambassador hotel.

Pat is a hugely talented magician whose magic spreads across all genres, from kids to cabaret, and close up to stage.  For some additional information on Pat please visit his website.  Pat will present his lecture 'Eighty Seven to Twenty Twelve', and he will also perform a full dealer dem, so be sure and bring along some extra cash as he will have lots of stock for sale.  If anybody would like Pat to bring along any dealer items in particular please email him here.

The past year has been an extremely busy one for the SBM and so this lecture is being offered free of charge to all paid up members of the society, for non members there will be an admission charge of €10.  The SBM look forward to seeing you all there.

Update on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 9:06PM by Brendan Byrne

I have just received news from the organisers that the lecture is now free to any bone-fide magician. 

Pat Fallon's UK Lecture Tour

Pat Fallon is off to the UK again to lecture at a number of societies and events.  Pat tells us...

The Autumn leg of the ‘Eighty Seven to Twenty Twelve’ UK lecture tour includes lectures in London at the Zodiac Magical Society and Ron McMillan’s and a return appearance at Conjuring at the Court, dealing at the annual British Ring IBM Convention at Great Yarmouth add a return trip to the Leicester Magic Circle. The Spring tour which I have just starting booking already includes a performance and lecture at the Fellowship of Christian Magicians Convention and a lecture for the Wolverhampton Circle of Magicians in what will be my fifth visit to this particular society.

Pat is also featured in Anthony Darkstone Brook's "In Conversation with" series in Alan Watzon's fabulous e-zine.  You can read the start of Pat's chat here and subsribe to Alan's e-zine here.

USM Lecture Monday 2nd July :: Pat Fallon

Pat Fallon, pictured here reading the mind of Magic Circle President Jack Delvin, is fresh back from a successful lecture tour of mainland UK.  This coming Monday 2nd July Pat brings his lecture to The Ulster Society of Magicians.  

Titled 'Eighty Seven to Twenty Twelve' 25 Years On... The Ups and  Downs of a Professional Career in Magic, the lecture will take place The Ramada Plaza Belfast, 117 Milltown Rd, Shaws Bridge, Belfast, BT8 7XP.  The evening starts at 8pm.  We don't have any information on the fee for non-members but typically has been around £10 in the past.

Nevin Joins the Irish Magicians at SAMS

The SAMS (Scottish Association of Magicians) convention takes place at the Park Hotel, Kilmarnock next weekend from Friday 4th May to Sunday 6th May. The Gala Show will feature – Pat Fallon, John Kimmons, June Leith, Peter Kinney, Michael Neto and Toby Davies.  Lecturers will include Pat Fallon, John Kimmons and Ian Adair. With Close up acts Michael Neto, John Bowden, Toby Davies and Pat Fallon.

Nevin Cody joins fellow Irish magicians John Bowden and Pat Fallon as part of this years line up.  Over the past few years Nevin has been climbing the ranks and is now considered one of the best comedy magic acts in the country.  His hilarious style has been wowing audiences all over Ireland.  He is also a resident magician and magic creator at the Secret Castle of Magic which was Ireland’s first regular magic venue and which is due to re-open soon.  

This weekend will see Nevin perform on the Saturday show at SAMS.  We wish Nevin and Messrs. Bowden & Fallon the very best of luck.  it is great to see three Irish names as booked talent at a UK Convention.

Emerald Magic launches at Magic UnCorked with Special Offers

Emerald Magic is the new name for Pat Fallon's dealing business which was previously known as abc Magic.  Emerald Magic should be your first call in Ireland for cards, rope and general magic supplies.  In addition Emerald Magic also stock Pat's own range of marketed effects.  Pat writes...

Just a quick note to say that Emerald Magic will be launched at this weekend’s Magic Uncorked with lots of special offers on a wide range of magic. The rebranding has come about due to a number of my original effects been taken up by a dealer in the USA so a more distinct Irish look was felt necessary at this time. A new website will appear later in the year but for the moment our email address info@emeraldmagic.net is active and the telephone number is 00353 45 858000 for any enquiries.

We wish Pat the best of luck with this new look.

Pat Fallon & Jack Wise are The Business

Pat and Jack were both guests on The Business with George Lee on RTÉ Radio 1 ealier today.  Thanks to Michael Baines on Facebook for making me aware of this. Listen here.  Skip to 49:40 to hear Pat and Jack. 

British IBM Convention and the Irish

The British Ring of the IBM hold their annual convention in Southport from 22nd September to the 25th September and this year Irish artists will appear on the opening and closing shows.  Pat Fallon will emcee the opening night show and will also feature on the last daytime event on Sunday, The Great Debate.  Meanwhile Aonghus Mcanally, fresh from his tour of When Joile Met Christie, will emcee the Sunday night Gala Show which also boasts Michael Finney, Rafael and a host of others.

Members of the SIM (as a member society of FISM) are entitled to a discount on registration.  Full registration is £125 but SIM members will be charged £110.  Full details on this fabulous weekend are available on the British Ring convention website.

It's Magic :: The Documentary

To some the words "It's Magic" conjure up the image of a toy shop in Dublin that spawned a generation of working professionals in Ireland but to Conor Armstrong Sanfey it is the name given to the recent video documentary he made through his company CAS Productions Ireland.  From Conor, "It's Magic takes a look at two magicians, one who is a master of old school magic, the other a upcoming mentalist. The documentary is also based around the build up to the younger magician's first stage show. Plenty of drama and humor as we take a look at these contrasting styles of Magic."

Starring Pat Fallon and Shane Gillen It's Magic is available on Conor's Youtube Channel or you can watch the embedded videos below.

Part 1.

Part 2.

Part 3.

A host of local talent round up the line up for Shenanigans

A host of local talent have been added to the line up for Shenanigans The Irish Magic Convention which starts next Friday 29th April at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown.  Jack Wise, Pat Fallon & Gill, Nevin Cody, Aonghus McAnally, Tony Sadar (pictured), Brendan Byrne and Reuben will feature over the weekend as either presenters on the "Sessions" or perform on the various Shenanigans Shows.

Remember your full Gold Card registration is an unbelievable €110 (€55 for Partners & Guardians) and includes Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch.  It also includes admission to the After Banquet Cabaret and Sunday Gala Show.  Organisers encourage you to bring family and friends to both the Saturday Dinner and Sunday Gala Show.  You can download flyers for the public shows here.  

You can pre-register and pay on arrival by filling out the form on The Shenanigans Website. Organisers have asked you do as they are pre-printing registration badges.  For all the full details visit www.irishmagicconvention.com

Pat Fallon on Ireland AM

Pat Fallon appeared on TV3's Ireland AM last Friday to promote a weekend of Halloween magic shows he is performing in St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre.  Pat performed three different spots over the course of the morning and they have now become available on the TV3 website.

Briefs

Our sincere condolences to Pat Fallon whose father Harry passed away last week.  Those wishing to pass on their sympathies please be aware that following the funeral Pat flew to America and is as such hard to contact.  Irish Magic was represented at the funeral by Messrs Fortune and wife Helen, Sadar and wife Marjorie, Byrne, Bowden, Renihan and Wiltshire.  As an aside, who should Pat bump into in JFK?  Only Irish showbiz legend Brendan Boyer and amazing juggler/magician Charlie Fry.